Democracy
What is an amendment?
A change or addition to the Constitution
In charge of the executive branch
Who is the President?
Age when you can vote
What is 18?
First American president
Who is George Washington?
Capital of the US
What is Washington, D.C.?
Country the US colonies aimed to gain independence from
Who is Great Britain?
The 3 branches of government
What is the executive, legislative, and judicial branch?
We show loyalty to what when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
What is the flag?
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans/American Indians
What is the name of the national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
RAPPS
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
First three words of the preamble
We the People
Name of the current vice president
Who is JD Vance
3 rights declared in the Declaration of Independence
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Date the Declaration of Independence was adopted
What is July 4, 1776
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism and the Soviet Union
What is the “rule of law”?
The idea that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Tom Cotton / john Boozman
Last day you can send in federal income tax forms
What is April 15th?
Document that freed the slaves in the Confederate states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers
James Madison • Alexander Hamilton • John Jay